Is current treatment increasing asthma mortality and morbidity?

Is current treatment increasing asthma mortality and morbidity?

Is asthma mortality increasing?

Asthma morbidity and mortality in New Zealand.

in 1980 at the peak of the epidemic, it subsequently rose to well over 200 000 during the time that asthma mortality fell to the lowest levels for 30 years. Thirdly, during the period of the second New Zealand epidemic there were no epidemics of deaths from other causes, many of which are more strongly related to unemployment and social deprivation. Lastly, when New Zealand experienced the firs...

Increasing U.S. asthma mortality rates: who is really dying?

Asthma mortality rates have been increasing since 1979, but rates of change among different demographic subgroups have not been examined in detail. This analysis identifies the demographic subgroups that are most responsible for the increase in asthma mortality rates in the United States between 1979 and 1996. The analysis is limited to those death certificates that specified asthma as the unde...

Asthma treatment, perceived respiratory disability, and morbidity.

An entire school year of 8-9 year old schoolchildren in Sheffield were surveyed using the core questions of the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood in order to assess the morbidity associated with diagnosed asthma. Of 5321 children surveyed, replies were obtained from 4539 (85.3%). A current diagnosis of asthma was reported in 466 (10.3%), and a further 6.4% reported sympto...